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Fight for St. John Site
ST. JOHN— Aiiiioiiiiccuuiil Iiom Oltuwu
hat no chaiiRC In the locution of nn army
L-amp would bf made after an earlier .statement
inent that rccon.slderatlon had been decided
pn, ha.s been followed by a decLslon to .send
linother deleKatlon from here to Ottawa.
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'ind led the fir.st protest delegation to Ot-
\-xa. ha.s been talcing a leading role In the
iinatlon of plan.s for the second prote.st
;roup .seeking to have the army camp located
jibout 18 mlle.s from St. John In.steail of at
,5romocto. about 12 miles from Fredcrlcton.
political con-siderations involved.
itanklin has been u.sing the radio, meetings
ind newspapers in an effort to have the
jirlglnal site new here adhered to. ar.d the
hlft to Oromocto discarded. He has been
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tressing that flood conditions prevail at
)romocto each spring, that St. John is the
kirgest center In New Brunswick province.
hat it has two rail systems, a large and
iiodern general hospital and a large military
logpital. plus a third hospital, a large and
lew YMCA. eight film theatres, a vocational
churches of every denomination, adeuate
number of hotels and eating places.
n ocean port. etc.
^ilm Realism Is Applied
n New Picture by NFB
33-year-old Quebec author,
koger Lemelin. has applied to Canadian the-
Itre the principles of the post-war Italian
lotion picture school In a National Film
loard production, the first of a series of films
p be produced in collaboration with Canadian
luthors.
The Idea is to give the main parts in the
1ms to persons not connected with the thetre
professionally. In order to obtain the
reatest possible realism. The idea is brought
ito actual practice in the film "L'homme aux
»lseaux" (A Man and His Birds) screened
lere.
CamlUe Fournier. 44-year-old Quebec autojus
company operator, plays the title role in
lie film. Besides being an interesting documentary
film on Quebec City, the picture emhasizes
the life of the average middle-class
Ian. As its title suggests, the film is about
who likes birds so much that he loses
is job because of them. He goes all over
fwn looking for another position. He finally
nds another job atxjard a ferry running beveen
Quebec and Levis.
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Most of the scenic sections of Quebec are in
IS e film, including the courtyard of the
|uebec seminary. Champlaln's monument and
te majestic Basilica. Grant McLean of Olwa
started shooting scenes for the film
|ily 15. 1951. The film was completed Sep-
'mber 10 the same year. Background music
^w written by Maurice Blackburn of Ottawa.
[Dialog, written by Lemelin. is based on
lUoquial French as spoken by Quebecers.
purnier. star of the picture, said:
My portrayal would have been less sincere
I had had to speak learned French instead
words that come from the heart."
rhe film. In which several Quebec theatre
take part, runs about 35 minutes.
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BXOFFICE December 13. 1952
Cameo Series, 20 Years Old, Boasts
Many Firsts in Canada Filmmaking
MONTREAL—An ausplclou.i occanlon Is
now being marked by A.ssoclated Screen Studios,
Canada's premiere film production organtzution—
the 20th anniversary of Its Canadian
Cameo series of theatrical .short sub-
It wa.s just 20 years ago that a mild flurry
of excitement swept the Canadian theatrical
world when A.ssoclated Screen announced that
they had produced and released the first in
a series of motion picture shorts to be known
as "The Canadian Cameo Series." Carrying
the slogan. "HlghlighUs of Canadian Life."
the series quickly caught on with theatregoers
throughout the Dominion, and during the following
seven years more than 60 Cameos were
produced.
Although the original Intention was to relea.se
these shorts in Canada only, it soon
became apparent that demands from other
countries would have to be met. Distribution
lists soon covered the United States, Great
Britain and Hawaii, and, before long, audiences
in Sarawak, Borneo, Luxembourg.
France. New Zealand and China were watching
these pictures .so Canadian In atmosphere
but International m scope and interest.
Production aims were, first, that subject
matter would be all-Canadian, but above all
else they must be designated for entertainment
In a highly competitive field. The
Cameos have run the gamut of travel and
topical event, sports and sophisticated musicals,
nonsense and novelty. All parts of Canada
and all segments of Canadian life have
contributed to the varied fabric woven by
the artistry of motion picture entertainment
and reporting.
The outbreak of war made necessary the
Vote No Blue Law Change
In Six Municipalities
OTTAWA—The electorate in six municipalities
of Ontario voted down all proposals for
the abolishment or revision of Sunday blue
laws in connection with the election of local
councils for next year. In Ottawa there was
an exceptionally heavy turnout of franchise
holders for the rejecting of the Sunday plebiscite,
the result being 40.670 against the
move with 29.122 In favor.
The most decisive reverse was registered In
the Town of Smiths Falls. 40 miles from here,
where the count was 3.129 for to 567 against:
Kingston, Oshawa, Gananoque and Garson
were the other municipalities where the question
was rejected. The vote was not held
elsewhere. Theatremen. generally, took no
part in the campaign although Sunday shows
were mentioned many times by opponents to
the move.
Police Catch Would-Be Burglars
TORONTO—Two late-night callers, loaded
with burglar tools, were caught by Toronto
police at the rear door of the Astor on Yonge
street as they were attempting to break into
the theatre early Sunday morning. The pair
were charged with four crimes, including
break-ins at other premises.
Rita Gam Lead in 'Saadia'
Rita Gam will be the femme lead In the
MGM film. "Saadia."
iiu«peMlon ot the Cameon while Amioclatcd
Screen Studios and ll« personnel turned to
the production of tralnlnR fllma for the armed
force.i of Canada, Great BrlUln and the
United SUtes, Gordon Sparling, director of
the Canadian Cameo .series, went to war In
charge of the headquarters section of the
Canadian army film unit In Europe.
A prewar Cameo. "Kingdom for a Horse."
WU.S being .screened in ParLs when Hitler's
legions walked In. Nothing has been heard
of that particular print to thb day. and the
producers strongly su.spect that It wa-s confiscated
by the Nazis as enemy propaganda.
On Sparlings return from overseas, he resumed
direction of the Asoclated Screen short
subjects. His first pastwar reelase was In
1948. and the Cameas have continued to make
their appearance at the rate of eight subjects
a year.
In producing these short subjects, variety
has been the keynote of subject matter and
treatment from sophisticated musicals to the
strange story of an Indian and hLs beaver
friends, "Grey Owls Little Brother." ThLs
latter picture was ninnerup for an Ai^demy
award.
Many firsts have been chalked up by this
Canadian series. In 1934. the first original
music score written for a Canadian short was
composed for "Rhapsody in Two Languages."
The following year. ""Kingdom for a Horse"
was the first Canadian short to receive world
distribution. Prior to the outbreak of war.
"Royal Banners Over Ottawa" was the first
Canadian short to be shot in color. ""Canadian
Headlines of 1948'" was the first annual all-
Canadian news review to be released.
Arnold Entwisle. 58. Dies;
Theatreman at Edmonton
EDMONTON. ALTA.— Arnold Entwisle. 58.
local theatreman and .son of Alex Entwisle.
founder of the Entwisle theatre chain, died In
an Edmonton hospital recently after a lengthy
illness.
Entwisle came to Edmonton from Hull,
England, in 1905 and entered the theatre
business with his father about 1916. Prior to
this he was employed by the Canadian Pacific
railroad comunications department
and had served with the Canadian engineers
during World War I.
He was secretary of Entwisle theatres for
many years and was named general manager
and supervisor last July. The Entwisle group
Includes the Empress. Strand. Dreamland.
Garneau and Princess theatres and is affiliated
with Famous Players Canadian. Entwlsle's
brother Clarence al-^-o has been active
with the chain since about 1920 and is a
director of the organization.
Entwisle was an active member of several
organizations, including the Canadian Legion
and the Masonic lodge. He was president of
the Edmonton Theatre Ass'n and a director
of the Alberta Theatre Assn. Survivors Include
his wife, his father, brother Clarence
and two sisters.
Three newsreel theatres are located in
Vienna, one in Linz. one In Salzburg and
one In Innsbruck.
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